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== Name == | == Name == | ||
Satano-Grigorists often refer to this plane simply as the '''spiritual realm''', but it also has Ugaritic names, which may be used in regular conversation as well as in ritual contexts. | Satano-Grigorists often refer to this plane simply as the '''spiritual realm''', but it also has Ugaritic names, which may be used in regular conversation as well as in ritual contexts. | ||
=== Šamūma === | |||
''Šamūma'', which translates to "heavens," is the most widely used term in ancient Semitic texts. It is cognate to the ancient Hebrew word for the spiritual realm, ''šāmāyīm'' (sometimes romanized as ''shamayim''), which is frequently used throughout the Hebrew [[Bible]] and [[Parabiblica]] (apocrypha and pseudepigrapha). It possibly shares a root with the name of [[Samyaza]]. | |||
=== Napšānu === | |||
''Napšānu'', which means "place of souls" or "place of [[naphsha]]," is much less common; its use most often pertains to death and the afterlife, although it can refer to the spiritual realm in any context. | |||
== Symbolism == | == Symbolism == | ||
Symbolically, the spiritual realm is typically associated with the sky, in contrast to the [[physical realm]], which is | Symbolically, the spiritual realm is typically associated with the sky, in contrast to the [[physical realm]], which is associated with the earth. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||